Wharton, Texas Wharton, Texas Wharton entrance sign Location of Wharton, Texas Location of Wharton, Texas County Wharton Wharton (/ hw rt n/ hwor-t n) is a town/city in Wharton County, Texas, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Wharton County and is positioned on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S.
Wharton is positioned at 29 19 1 N 96 5 49 W (29.316939, -96.097065). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.2 square miles (18.8 km ), of which, 7.2 square miles (18.7 km ) of it is territory and 0.14% is water.
Route 59 (US 59) (Future Interstate 69) (Future I-69) passes through the west side of Wharton.
To the northeast on US 59 (Future I-69) is Rosenberg in Fort Bend County while El Campo in Wharton County is to the southwest.
State Highway 60 (SH 60) passes through Wharton, heading south to Bay City and north to East Bernard.
FM 102 starts on SH 60 in Wharton and goes northwest to Eagle Lake in Colorado County.
FM 1301 also begins at SH 60 in Wharton and goes southeast to Boling-Iago.
The Colorado River flows toward Wharton from the northwest and after passing through the city, the river's direction is more to the south. The Colorado River as it flows through Wharton Riverfront Park in Wharton Downtown Wharton athwart from the Wharton County Courthouse Wharton County Historical Museum contains exhibits on Dan Rather and Medal of Honor winner Roy Benavidez as well as a compilation of stuffed big-game animals.
Tiger exhibit at Wharton County Historical Museum (the tiger is the mascot of Wharton High School) Administration building at Wharton County Junior College According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Wharton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The region now known as Wharton was part of the Caney Run mail route established by the Republic of Texas in 1838.
The improve was titled after two leaders in the struggle for Texas independence, brothers John and William Wharton.
Wharton's economy is dependent on the county government.
The populace of Wharton was about 200 in the early 1880s.
The New York, Texas and Mexican Railway was the first barns to arrive at Wharton in 1881, followed by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe in 1899.
Wharton was incorporated in 1902, when most of the structures were of wood construction.
Wharton Little Theatre was organized in 1932, and Wharton County Junior College was established in 1946.
In the 1980s Academy Award winning screenwriter Horton Foote, a descendant of Lieutenant Governor Horton, lived in Wharton.
The Wharton County Historical Museum features exhibits on Dan Rather and Medal of Honor recipient Roy Benavidez as well as a wildlife collection.
The Wharton populace was stable at the end of the twentieth century: 9,033 in 1980, 9,011 in 1990, and 9,237 in 2000.
William Daniel, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Baton Rouge; born in Wharton in 1955 Phil Stephenson, member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2013; Certified Public Accountant in Wharton National Register of Historic Places listings in Wharton County, Texas "Wharton, Texas" (Map).
Climate Summary for Wharton, Texas Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, "Wharton, Texas" City of Wharton Municipalities and communities of Wharton County, Texas, United States
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Cities in Wharton County, Texas - Cities in Texas - County seats in Texas - Populated places established in 1846 - 1846 establishments in Texas
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